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What is liquid staking, and how does it work?
27.4.2024
Liquid staking reduces the minimum threshold required to earn block rewards and simultaneously enables the tokenized representation of staked assets
Liquid staking on BNB Smart Chain, millions stuck in DeFi bridge contracts: Finance Redefined
26.4.2024
Arkham Research notified DeFi wallet owners to look at the addresses and try to retrieve their funds, which have been stuck for months in bridge contracts
BNB Announces Native Liquid Staking Addition in BSC
26.4.2024
BNB Chain, one of the largest smart contracts-enabled ecosystems in the crypto environment, has announced the inclusion of native liquid staking in its BSC blockchain. The new feature aims to allow validators to secure the network and maintain the liquidity of its assets while the ecosystem...
BNB Chain will enable native liquid staking on BSC
25.4.2024
The BNB Chain core development team said the move aims to streamline the network and improve efficiency
27% of Ethereum Now Staked: $98 Billion Committed as Interest Peaks
17.4.2024
Recent data reveals that over 27% of all ether, amounting to 32,472,720 ethereum, is currently staked, as interest in this activity has heightened significantly within the past year. Liquid staking derivative (LSD) protocols have locked in more than $40 billion, with Lido Finance holding $28.77...
Stader adds Chainlink CCIP & Price Feeds for cross-chain liquid staking
17.4.2024
Stader recently announced that Chainlink CCIP will be integrated across its Arbitrum and Ethereum mainnets. The platform will leverage CCIP’s STT (Simplified Token Transfer) capabilities for ETHx cross-chain transfers. This will enable a secure and seamless cross-chain experience for users....
Liquid Restaking Protocol Puffer Raises $18M, Led by Brevan Howard, Electric Capital
16.4.2024
The fresh round of capital will be used to help launch Puffer’s mainnet
Liquid Staking Derivatives Lose Ground With Over 380,000 ETH Withdrawn in April
15.4.2024
Following a significant downturn in March, liquid staking derivatives (LSD) protocols experienced another withdrawal of 380,000 ether, valued at roughly $1.17 billion, from leading LSD platforms since April 1, 2024. Ethereum Exodus: $1.17 Billion Pulled From LSD Platforms In the initial two weeks...
EigenLayer, Crypto's Biggest Project Launch This Year, Is Still Missing Crucial Functionality
10.4.2024
The "restaking" protocol with $15 billion in deposits won't pay rewards to depositors and is missing its mission-critical "slashing" feature
Filecoin Liquid Staking Platform STFIL Claims Team Members Under Investigation by Chinese Police
9.4.2024
Tokens on the platform were moved to an "unknown, external address" last week while its team members were under detention
Ethereum Foundation Researchers' Proposal to Slow ETH Issuance Draws Pushback
5.4.2024
The proposal, initially introduced in February, could harden Ethereum's native cryptocurrency, ether, as as a form of money – by reducing the inflation of new supply. But some members of the community say if it's not broke, don't fix it
Ethena Labs to Scale USDe Stablecoin with Bitcoin Backing
5.4.2024
Ethena Labs plans to use Bitcoin as backing to expand the capacity and stability of USDe stablecoin, which is currently backed by only Ethereum liquid staking tokens.
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Origin Protocol’s OGN and OGV Tokens Will Be Merged to Improve Ethereum Liquid Staking
3.4.2024
Origin Protocol token holders have voted to merge the protocol’s lesser known token Origin DeFi Governance “OGV” with its native token OGN.
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Ankr partners with Eigen Layer to enhance node functions and Liquid Staking for AVS projects
2.4.2024
Ankr’s connection with Eigen Layer is majorly essential as it offers the framework for node functions, liquid staking, and upgrading solutions for delivering AVS projects. Eigen Layer is a safety layer that allows fresh protocols to connect with and do away with the effort required...
In 22 Days, Liquid Staking Platforms Witness a 340,000 ETH Decline
2.4.2024
According to the most recent data, within the last 22 days, the volume of staked ether locked across various liquid staking derivative token platforms has seen a decline of 2.45%. This downward trend was observed across 27 unique platforms, culminating in a reduction of 340,000 ETH, valued...
Ethena Labs' ENA Token Goes Live, Starts Trading at 64 Cents
2.4.2024
Ethena has invited holders of USDe to claim their share of the airdrop of 750 million ENA tokens, equating to 5% of the total supply
LiNEAR Protocol brings in omnichain liquid staking
29.3.2024
LiNEAR brings into the picture omnichain liquid restaking with the first purpose of taking forward NEAR’s chain abstraction. LiNEAR is a leader in DeFi protocols on NEAR and has the maximum TVL. It intends to improve the safety aspects of NEAR’s chain abstracted network via staking....
Prisma Finance Suffers $11.6M Hack in Liquid Staking Shockwave, Moves to Mitigate Fallout
28.3.2024
The decentralized finance (defi) entity, Prisma Finance, has fallen prey to a security breach, with onchain detectives revealing that $11.6 million has been pilfered from its liquid staking protocol. Prisma Finance in Turmoil: $11.6M Lost to Hackers, Emergency Measures Activated On a recent...
Laser Digital Introduces Polygon Fund with Liquid Staking for Institutional Clients
27.3.2024
Laser Digital says its Polygon Fund can produce better liquid staking yield than investors normally earn through Lido.
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Ether.Fi's ETHFI Jumps 50% to Record, May Boost Valuations for Liquid Restaking Token Airdrops: Analyst
27.3.2024
The performance of EtherFi's token could lift valuations of other restaking platforms ahead of their airdrops, one analyst noted